Pistorius Granted Bail While Awaiting New Sentence

A South African judge has granted bail to double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius, after an appeals court last week convicted him of murder. The Olympic star appeared in court Tuesday to hear whether he could remain under house arrest while awaiting a new sentencing for the murder conviction, which is tied to the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. His attorney Barry Roux said Pistorius wants to take his case to South Africa's Constitutional Court for...

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